From 1949, we have Ray Milland, Thomas Mitchell, Audrey Totter, and George Macready in "Alias Nick Beal."
Thomas Mitchell plays Joseph Foster, an ethical DA who is working to get rid of the mob influence in his city. One day, he meets a man, Nick Beal (Milland) who offers him evidence against a mobster he is trying to put away. But he has to obtain it illegally, and he does.
After that, Foster is put forward for governor, and he acquires an attractive secretary (Totter) and becomes distant from his wife. Meanwhile, a reverend friend, Thomas (Macready) is suspicious of Beal and can't help thinking he's seen him before.
A riff on the Faust story, this is a very good noir with an excellent performance by a soft-spoken, unflappable Milland as Beal. Thomas Mitchell could always do pathetic well. Totter, a frequent noir actress, is excellent as the pawn of Nick Beal, doing his bidding for a gorgeous apartment and beautiful clothes.
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. Here he's clothed as Nick Beal. Fine film, recommended.
Thomas Mitchell plays Joseph Foster, an ethical DA who is working to get rid of the mob influence in his city. One day, he meets a man, Nick Beal (Milland) who offers him evidence against a mobster he is trying to put away. But he has to obtain it illegally, and he does.
After that, Foster is put forward for governor, and he acquires an attractive secretary (Totter) and becomes distant from his wife. Meanwhile, a reverend friend, Thomas (Macready) is suspicious of Beal and can't help thinking he's seen him before.
A riff on the Faust story, this is a very good noir with an excellent performance by a soft-spoken, unflappable Milland as Beal. Thomas Mitchell could always do pathetic well. Totter, a frequent noir actress, is excellent as the pawn of Nick Beal, doing his bidding for a gorgeous apartment and beautiful clothes.
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. Here he's clothed as Nick Beal. Fine film, recommended.